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Sep 16, 2025 1 hr 2 min

Apollo 13

from Geek History Lesson Hosted by Jason Inman & Ashley Victoria Robinson

30 years ago Apollo 13 took the film world by storm. 55 years ago Apollo 13 made space travel history. In 1995, Jason entered Apollo 13. What did this Ron Howard docudrama about a dangerous Nasa mission add to his creative journey? Jason and Ashley discuss the power of Tom Hanks and the invisible directing in this film that was also nominated for Best Picture. What did you think of this 1990s movie? You can hear all of the Film Footsteps back catalogue ► https://www.patreon.com/Jawiin For exclusive bonus podcasts like our Justice League Review show our Teen Titans Podcast, GHL Extra & Livestreams with the hosts, join the Geek History Lesson Patreon ► https://www.patreon.com/Jawiin GHL RECOMMENDED READING from this episode► https://www.geekhistorylesson.com/recommendedreading FOLLOW GHL► Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/geekhistorylesson Threads: https://www.threads.net/@geekhistorylesson Tik Tok: https://www.tiktok.com/@geekhistorylesson Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/geekhistorylesson Get Your GHL Pin: https://geekhistorylesson.etsy.com You can follow Ashley at https://www.threads.net/@ashleyvrobinson or https://www.ashleyvictoriarobinson.com/ Follow Jason at https://www.threads.net/@jawiin or https://bsky.app/profile/jasoninman.bsky.social Thanks for showing up to class today. Class is dismissed!

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